iPad 2 has a beautiful wooden Smart Cover not by Apple

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iPad owners have a difficult decision to make when deciding whether to upgrade to the iPad 2. Do they spend another $500 to buy a thinner version of what they essentially already own, or wait for iPad 3 next year and some more substantial changes?

Apple, being the clever marketeers that they are, made the temptation to upgrade stronger by the introduction of the Smart Cover. Not only does it protect and sleep your iPad 2 automatically, but the clever magnetically-attached cover can be used as a stand, removing the need to buy another accessory. While you can hack the Smart Cover to work with the original iPad, it takes some DIY and isn’t perfect.

But while the Smart Cover may help tempt you to purchase an iPad 2, for once Apple do not have the most beautiful design for one of its own products. The official Smart Covers come in a range of colors and are made of polyurethane or leather. However, Dutch company Miniot have created one out of wood.

If you watch the video above I think you’ll agree the Miniot version looks better than any of Apple’s official versions.A single piece of wood formed into a rool-up cover that also attaches via magnets. It even looks as though the stands configurations are more stable in rolled-up form rather than the triangular stand method Apple uses. The real kicker, though, is that the Miniot Cover costs $69, which is the same as the official leather Smart Covers.

Miniot is making the wooden cover available from today and will engrave it for free. If you are an iPad 2 owner tell us you aren’t even a little tempted by this.

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I am waiting for mine to be delivered. Should be here this week. I am very impressed with Miniot products!

Electrostatictommyboy

I am waiting for mine to be delivered. Should be here this week. I am very impressed with Miniot products!

http://twitter.com/MacWayne3 Mac Wayne

I have one of these I found on Etsy and it works great. Different from Miniot and Apple in that this one rolls up differently so the part that touches the screen is on the inside of the “roll” and does not pick up dirt.http://www.etsy.com/shop/DFauberWoodsmith